# afro
## English
### Alternative forms

* Afro

### Etymology

From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

afro (plural afros)
* hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
** 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 335:sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face
* A person of African ancestry
** 2012, Kevin K. Gates, American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era, University of North Carolina Press (2006), pages 142–143:The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.
** 2022, Beatrice Materu, “The African Americans who chose to return to Africa”, in The EastAfrican‎, page 1:At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’
** 2022, Jun Takahara, “Say It Loud — I’m Afro and I’m Proud: Why we need to replace our racial identity labels with (pan-)ethnic ones”, in Medium‎, page 1:Afrodescendants (or simply Afros) are the descendants of Africans who were dispersed.

#### Synonyms

* (hairstyle): 'fro
* (person of African descent): Afrodescendant

#### Derived terms

* Afro comb
* afroed
* Afro pick
* halfro

#### Translations
### See also

* Jewfro

### Anagrams

* Faro, Fårö, RAFO, faro, fora

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈafro]
* Hyphenation: af‧ro

### Noun

afro n
* a hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape
    Dominik Feri shodil své legendární afro

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/dominik-feri-shodil-sve-legendarni-afro-40362065, June 2, 2021.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English afro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaː.froː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: afro

### Noun

afro m (plural afro's, diminutive afrootje n)
* afro, fro

#### Derived terms

* afrokapsel

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowing from English afro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑfro/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑfro
* Hyphenation: af‧ro

### Noun

afro
* afro (hairstyle)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of afro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afroni
afroni
accusative
nom.
afroni
afroni
gen.
afroni
genitive
afroni
afrojeni
partitive
afroani
afrojani
inessive
afrossani
afroissani
elative
afrostani
afroistani
illative
afrooni
afroihini
adessive
afrollani
afroillani
ablative
afroltani
afroiltani
allative
afrolleni
afroilleni
essive
afronani
afroinani
translative
afrokseni
afroikseni
abessive
afrottani
afroittani
instructive
comitative
—afroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afrosi
afrosi
accusative
nom.
afrosi
afrosi
gen.
afrosi
genitive
afrosi
afrojesi
partitive
afroasi
afrojasi
inessive
afrossasi
afroissasi
elative
afrostasi
afroistasi
illative
afroosi
afroihisi
adessive
afrollasi
afroillasi
ablative
afroltasi
afroiltasi
allative
afrollesi
afroillesi
essive
afronasi
afroinasi
translative
afroksesi
afroiksesi
abessive
afrottasi
afroittasi
instructive
comitative
—afroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afromme
afromme
accusative
nom.
afromme
afromme
gen.
afromme
genitive
afromme
afrojemme
partitive
afroamme
afrojamme
inessive
afrossamme
afroissamme
elative
afrostamme
afroistamme
illative
afroomme
afroihimme
adessive
afrollamme
afroillamme
ablative
afroltamme
afroiltamme
allative
afrollemme
afroillemme
essive
afronamme
afroinamme
translative
afroksemme
afroiksemme
abessive
afrottamme
afroittamme
instructive
comitative
—afroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afronne
afronne
accusative
nom.
afronne
afronne
gen.
afronne
genitive
afronne
afrojenne
partitive
afroanne
afrojanne
inessive
afrossanne
afroissanne
elative
afrostanne
afroistanne
illative
afroonne
afroihinne
adessive
afrollanne
afroillanne
ablative
afroltanne
afroiltanne
allative
afrollenne
afroillenne
essive
afronanne
afroinanne
translative
afroksenne
afroiksenne
abessive
afrottanne
afroittanne
instructive
comitative
—afroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
afronsa
afronsa
accusative
nom.
afronsa
afronsa
gen.
afronsa
genitive
afronsa
afrojensa
partitive
afroaan afroansa
afrojaan afrojansa
inessive
afrossaan afrossansa
afroissaan afroissansa
elative
afrostaan afrostansa
afroistaan afroistansa
illative
afroonsa
afroihinsa
adessive
afrollaan afrollansa
afroillaan afroillansa
ablative
afroltaan afroltansa
afroiltaan afroiltansa
allative
afrolleen afrollensa
afroilleen afroillensa
essive
afronaan afronansa
afroinaan afroinansa
translative
afrokseen afroksensa
afroikseen afroiksensa
abessive
afrottaan afrottansa
afroittaan afroittansa
instructive
comitative
—afroineen afroinensa :

#### Synonyms

* afrokampaus

#### Derived terms

* afrokampaus

### Further reading

* “afro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

afro m (plural afros)
* afro (hairstyle)

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.fro/
* Rhymes: -afro
* Hyphenation: à‧fro

### Etymology 1

Uncertain.

#### Adjective

afro (feminine afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)
* (literary) sharp, tart, sour, acerbic, bitter
    Synonyms: aspro, (literary) lazzo
** 13th century, “Libro quinto, Cap. ⅩⅢ. Delle Melagrane”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture]‎, translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri Ⅻ by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 236:Ed è da sapere, che le melagrane sono di quattro parti composte, le quali tutte sono afre e lazze.And it must be known that pomegranates are composed of four parts, which are all sharp and tart [in taste].

#### Further reading

* afro$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

afro (feminine afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)
* (literary) African
    Synonym: africano
** (Can we date this quote?), Moreto, Venice, translation of Moretum, published 1827, page 7:[…] questa Era unica servente, afra di stirpeShe was the only servant, African in descent
** 1809, Vincenzo Monti, La palingenesi politica, Milan, page 24:[…] e l’afra madre […] partorisce i figli.and the African mother gives birth to the children

#### Further reading

* afro$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* faro, farò, fora

## Latin
### Adjective

āfrō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āfer

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English afro.

### Noun

afro m (definite singular afroen, indefinite plural afroar, definite plural afroane)
* an afro

### References

* “afro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* afro, afro-, fora, fóra, fòra, fôra, ofra

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English afro.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈa.frɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -afrɔ
* Syllabification: a‧fro

### Noun

afro n (indeclinable)
* afro (hairstyle)

### Further reading

* afro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* afro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.fɾu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.fɾu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.fɾo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈa.fɾɔ/
* Hyphenation: a‧fro

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English afro.

#### Noun

afro m (plural afros)
* afro (hairstyle)
    Synonym: black power

### Etymology 2

From afro-.

#### Adjective

afro (invariable)
* African (of African culture)

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French afro or English afro.

### Adjective

afro m or f or n (indeclinable)
* afro

#### Declension
### Adverb

afro
* afro

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈafɾo/ [ˈa.fɾo]
* Rhymes: -afɾo
* Syllabification: a‧fro

### Noun

afro m (plural afros)
* afro (hairstyle)

### Further reading

* “afro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10